Donald Schweikert, joined by colleagues from The Myriad Project (Emily Brownlee and Daniel Fecteau), Heather Hippchen, Eli Hall, Benjamin Weppler, Mark Doerr, Anda Jiang, Maggie Brady, Casey Boyer, Terence Lo, and David Wang perform a program of new music as partial fulfillment of his MM degree in Chamber Music.

The Myriad Project (Emily Brownlee, oboe, Daniel Schweikert, bassoon, Daniel Fecteau, violin & looping station)

Cole Ryes (b. 1998) To what we hold dear (2025)

Zilvinas Smalys (b. 1980) Lyric Suite (2019) The Myriad Project with Stefani Kwon, animation

Daniel Fecteau (b. 1993) Moonstone (2024)

Daniel Schweikert, Heather Hippchen, Eli Hall, Ben Weppler, bassoons:

Toshi Ichiyanagi (1933-2022) Metamorphosis (1999)

Emily Brownlee, Mark Doerr, Daniel Schweikert

James MacMillan (b. 1959) Intercession (1991)

Donald Schweikert, bassoon, Anda Jiang and Maggie Brady, violins, Casey Boyer, viola, Terence Lo, cello, David Wang, percussion

Xinyan Li (b. 1978) Mongolian Impressions (2014)

Ella Hebrard plays bassoon and contrabassoon on her MM recital, assisted by Arturo Fernández Gutiérrez and Lydia Qiu, piano, and Loren Reash-Henz, voice.

Elaine Fine (b. 1959): Harlequin Sonata for Contrabassoon and Piano

John Steinmetz (b. 1951): Sonata for Bassoon and Piano

Otmar Nussio (1902-1990): Divertimento for Contrabassoon and String Orchestra

Conradin Kreutzer (1780-1849): Der Todte Fagott

Alexandre Tansman (1897-1986): Suite for Bassoon and Piano

Join Nancy Ambrose King, oboe, Jeffrey Lyman, bassoon, and Courtney Snyder conducting the University of Michigan Concert Band in a performance of Jenni Brandon’s Double Concerto for Oboe and Bassoon with Wind Ensemble. The performance will be held at Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor on Wednesday, March 13, 2025 at 8:00 pm. If you’re not in the Ann Arbor area, tune in to the livestream at https://smtd.umich.edu/live-stream-hill/

Come to Ann Arbor’s beloved Kerrytown Concert House for a program of trios for oboe, bassoon and piano performed by Nancy Ambrose King, Jeffrey Lyman and Amy -ILin Cheng. The program will include four trios by Marie Clemence de Grandval, Theophile Lalliet, Jean Françaix and Oscar Navarro. Tickets available online in advance and at the door.

Donald Schweikert performs his Masters Recital on Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at Stamps Auditorium in the Walgreen Drama Center. He will be joined by Hsin-Yi Sandy Huang, piano, Xin Yi Chong and Julian Toogood, percussion, and Sara Handcock, harp.

Camile Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) Sonate op. 168 pour basson et piano (1921)

Tôn-Thât Tiêt (b. 1933) Jeu des cinq éléments (1983)

Jenni Brandon (b. 1977) Double Helix (2015)

Mario Lavista (1943-2021) Responsorio (1988)

John Williams (b. 1932) The Five Sacred Trees (1995(

Join members of the UM Bassoon Studio for a recital of virtuoso works for bassoon and bassoon ensemble, including the Michigan premiere of “Grand Street Counterpoint” by Steve Reich, arranged by Rebekah Heller. The program is as follows:

Robert Schuman: Fantasiestücke performed by Teo Vujic and Sandy Huang

Zdeněk Sesták: Virtuoso Inventions for Bassoon performed by Ben Weppler

Otmar Nussio: Divertimento for Contrabassoon and Piano performed by Ella Hebrard and Arturo Gutierrez

Tôn-Thât Tiêt: Jeu des cinq éléments II performed by Donald Schweikert

Marcel Bitsch: Concertino performed by Eli Hall and Sandy Huang

Peter Schickele: Blue Set No. 2 performed by Chloe Meyer, Andrew Mazurek, Kate Stienstra and Tara Wasik

Steve Reich, arr. Rebekah Heller: Grand Street Counterpoint performed by the UM Bassoon Studio and Professor Lyman with Rachel Zephir, conductor.

The famed Dorian Wind Quintet presents a program of music by Lalo Schifrin, Karl Kramer-Johansen, Jessica Meyer, and Paul Hindemith. Free and open to the public.

Adrian Morejon, bassoonist with the Dorian Wind Quintet, will present a masterclass to UM bassoon students at 6:00 pm in Watkins Lecture Hall in the Moore Music Building. Members of the public are welcome to attend this free event.

The SMTD is proud to host a Guest Artist Mentor Residency with the Dorian Wind Quintet on February 8 and 9, 2025. Their first event is a chamber music masterclass open to all SMTD students and to the public. Join us in McIntosh Theatre for this class.

Hear Nancy Ambrose King, oboe, Jeffrey Lyman, bassoon and Amy I-Lin Cheng, piano, perform Theophile Lalliet’s Terzetto Op. 22 as part of the Faculty Showcase Concert for auditioning students at the School of Music, Theatre & Dance.

Hear Jake Byrne perform his Second DMA Recital on Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 8:00 pm in Stamps Auditorium. Music by Natalie Moller, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Philippe Hersant, Samuel Barber and more.

David Michael, bassoon, presents his senior recital assisted by Arturo Fernández Gutiérrez, piano.

Francisco Mignone (1897-1986): Concertino (1957)

Ed Bland (1926-2013): For Bassoon (1979)

Tania Léon (b. 1943): Mosaicos for Bassoon and Piano (2022)

Jake Wellington-Byrne, assisted by Liz Ames, piano, Natalie Feldpausch and Thomas Welnick, oboes, Maggie Ryan, double bass, and T. Logan Rees, harpsichord, performs his first DMA recital, titled “Setting Standards.”

Otmar Nussio (1902-1990): Variations on an Arietta by Pergolesi (1953)

Gordon Jacob (1895-1984): Partita for solo bassoon (1970)

Gabriel Pierné (1863-1937): Solo de Concert, op. 35 (1898)

Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745): Sonata no. 5 in F Major, ZVW 181 (1720-1722)

Jeffrey Lyman performs with the Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings in a unique concert pairing Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring” in an arrangement for 12 players by Cliff Colnot with Vijay Iver’s film score “Radhe Radhe: Rites of Holi.”

In 2013, composer Vijay Iver and film maker Prashant Bhargava created the film “Radhe Radhe: Rites of Holi” as part of a project to commemorate the 100th year of the premiere of Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring.” According to the composer, “Radhe Radhe” is “a journey of devotion to the goddess Radha.”

Students of the NewBassoon Institute perform music by Hans Eric Apostel, Ramón Montes de Oca, Roger Boutry, Yoshihisa Taïra, Jeff Scott, and Peter Van Zandt Lane. Assisted by Sandy Huang, piano.

Faculty and Fellows of the NewBassoon Institute perform two works for multiple bassoons. The first is an all-bassoon version of Terry Riley’s iconic “In C,” followed by Michael Gordon’s immersive, meditative “Rushes” for seven bassoons. Join us in the atrium of the Brehm Pavillion and move among the players as you enjoy these two groundbreaking works.

Livestream link: https://smtd.umich.edu/live-stream-mcintosh/

Students of the NewBassoon Institute perform music by Natalie Moller, Zoë Cutler, Fang Man, Leslie Bassett, Yuri Kasparov, David Maslanka and Walter Hartley. Assisted by Liz Ames, piano.

Join faculty and fellows of the NewBassoon Institute in an outdoor performance of Brad Balliett’s work for multiple bassoons: Arboretum. This unique work features 16 bassoonists performing individual solos inspired by various tree species, all of which come together in a harmonious whole in the woods and around the pond behind the Moore Music Building. Audience members can stroll along the path behind the building, enjoy the music at the edge of the pond, and move among the players as they perform. Immerse yourself in a musical representation of the nature that surrounds you!

Shocks and Aftershocks: Iconic Contemporary Works for Bassoon

NewBassoon Institute Faculty Artists Rachael Elliott, Michael Harley, Lynn Hileman and Jeffrey Lyman perform music by Hans Eric Apostel, Chiel Meijering, Tawnie Olson, Isang Yun, Sofia Gubaidulina, Elliott Carter, and Caleb Burhans.

Assisted by Liz Ames, piano

Eduardo Martinez presents his senior recital assisted by Hsin-Yi Sandy Huang, piano, and the Vento Quintet.

Georg Philipp Telemann (1775-1838): Sonata in f minor TWV 41:fl

John Steinmetz (b. 1951): Etude No. 5: Variations on “Streets of Laredo”

Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959): Ciranda das Sete Notas (1933)

Óscar Navarro (b. 1986): Juego de Ladrones (2016)

Christine Breeden performs her Masters Recital on Sunday, March 31, 2024 at 12:30 pm in Stamps Auditorium, part of the Walgreen Drama Center at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance. She is assisted by Liz Ames, piano, and the ensemble \newline: Megan Chow, saxophone; James Koo, percussion; Jason Zhang, piano.

Amanda Harberg (b. 1973): Sonata for Bassoon and Piano (2021)

Ronald Roseman (1933-2000): Fantasy for Bassoon and Piano (1986)

Umberto Bertoni (1883-1961): Concerto in Fa (1954)

Henry Dickson (b. 1999): Leave No Trace (2023)

Hear Jan Dismas Zelenka’s extraordinary Sonata II in g minor for two oboes, bassoon, and basso continuo on Sunday, February 11 in Britton Recital Hall. Oboists Nancy Ambrose King and Nermis Mieses are joined by bassoonist Jeffrey Lyman, cellist Yun Han and harpsichordist Joseph Gascho in this performance.

The King-Lyman-Cheng Trio will present five trios for oboe, bassoon, and piano at the Kerrytown Concert House in Ann Arbor on Thursday, February 8. The program includes works by Grandval, Lalliet, Poulenc, Bush, and Griebling-Haigh. Tickets available at the Kerrytown Concert House website.

The University of Michigan Contemporary Directions Ensemble, directed by Jayce Ogren, presents a concert titled “Zappa and Dead Elvis” on February 3. Music inspired by rock and roll by David Lang, Jimmy Lopez Bellido, and Frank Zappa is featured, along with UM composer Michael Daugherty’s “Dead Elvis” for bassoon and ensemble with Jeffrey Lyman as soloist.

On Thursday, February 1, 2024, Jeffrey Lyman joins many of his SMTD colleagues in a Faculty Showcase Concert performed for visiting auditioning students. Lyman will be partnered with pianist Lydia Qiu in a performance of Roger Boutry’s Interférences I for bassoon and piano.

Fernando Traba, principal bassoonist of the Sarasota Orchestra, will offer a master class to UM Bassoon Students in room 2026 of the Moore Music Building, 1100 Baits Drive, Ann Arbor. The class is free and open to the public, and please contact Dr. Lyman at jlym@umich.edu for more details.

To learn a bit about Mr. Traba’s long career in Sarasota please see this blog post by the Sarasota Orchestra:

https://www.sarasotaorchestra.org/blog/fernando-traba-reflects-on-three-decades-with-the-sarasota-orchestra?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Flex+Pass+Sales+Open+August+8&utm_campaign=2324+Flex+%7C+WSMR+7+24+23+%7C+Fernando+07+31+2023&vgo_ee=ZZ2kBFl5387JUVhcQDJg271%2FOlK1KPCdMgUBTjUhdR%2FGFw%3D%3D%3A5sErNaCBRO%2FT4fLBeMPshdZwfsZ8WgBj

Aliciana LoTemple presents her MM recital on Friday, April 21, 2023 at 12:30 pm in Stamps Auditorium. Assisted by Hsin-Yi Sandy Huang & Liz Ames, piano; Mayumi Naramura, organ; Lauren Wilson, guitar; Terence Lo, continuo; Annalese Lohr, flute.

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) Cello Sonata VI in Bb major, RV 46

Alexandre Tansman (1897-1986) Sonatine for Bassoon and Piano (1952)

Odette Gartenlaub (1922-2014) Sonatine for Bassoon and Piano (1959)

Nancy Galbraith (b. 1951) Sonata for Bassoon and Piano (2004)

P. Morlacchi (1829-1868) and Antonio Torriani (1829-1911) Duetto Concertante for Flute, Bassoon and Piano (1852)